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If you're looking for your next adventure, National Geographic has released its annual list of the best places to visit around the world. GOP Moves to Break Shutdown Deadlock President Trump heads to ...

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The victory of the Roman emperor Trajan over the Dacians in back-to-back wars is carved in numerous scenes that spiral around a 126-foot marble pillar in Rome known as Trajan’s Column. It’s a tale ...

A man has died as a result of a rappelling incident at Zion National Park in Utah, according to local officials. The incident occurred during the man's last rappel of Pine Creek Canyon, one of the ...

Manlius student Aanya Verma, a 2025 Fayetteville-Manlius High School graduate and Girl Scout alum, received the national Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Gold Award Scholarship for her project ...

Jackson, Mississippi, will host the 82nd National Folk Festival for a three-year residency from 2025 to 2027. The festival will feature over 300 musicians, dancers, and craftspeople with performances ...

CHICAGO (WAND) - November is National Veterans & Military Families Month. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is highlighting the licensing resources available to ...

Healthgrades recently released its national rankings for hospital specialty services, evaluating roughly 4,500 hospitals. Sarasota Memorial Hospital's main campus and its Venice campus both received ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his criticism that the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As the polls closed on Tuesday across Virginia, it quickly became clear it was a night of firsts: Voters overwhelmingly elected a slate of candidates who broke race and gender ...